68] GeneralNotes AprilBird-Banding

Hudson Bay region. After leaving Kingsville the birds follow one of two major routes. They either fly straight south to the Currituck region or head southwest and follow the Mississippiflyway to the Gulf States. The aboverecoveries are all to the eastwardof the height of land and indicate a distinct group of Geese,which apparently breedsin northeasternLabrador and Newfoundlandand winters southwardalong the Atlantic coastfrom Nova Scotia to Delaware. The Florida recovery,although exceedingly interesting, is probably accidental.--SETaH. Low, North Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Eastern Tree Sparrow and Slateøcolored Junco Age-Records.--The following data, secured in the form of Returns-W, constitute age-recordsof interest: Eastern Tree Sparrow ( Spizella arborea arborea) Age A122862--Banded February 12, 1929. Return-1 on , 1930. Return-2 on March 21, 1931. Return-3 on February 22, 1932. Return-4 on , 1933. Return-5 on February 1, 1934 Six years. A161352--Banded December 26, 1929. Return-1 on December 30, 1933. Return-2 on December 14, 1934. Five years. A161367--Banded , 1930. Return-1 on December 5, 1930. Return-2 on December 5, 1931. Return-3 on December 21, 1932. Return-4 on December 10, 1933. Return-5 on December 22, 1934. Five years. Bl19571--Banded February 1, 1931. Return-1 on February 14, 1932. Return-2 on , 1935. Five years. B170305--Banded February 19, 1932. Return-1 on , 1933. Return-2 on February 6, 1934. Return-3 on , 1935. Four years. B170375--Banded March 29, 1932. Return-1 on November 28, 1932. Return-2 on December 12, 1933. Return-3 on , 1935. Four years. Slate-colored Junco (Junco hyemalis hyemalis) B170269--Banded , 1932. Return-1 on December 26, 1932. Return-2 on November 28, 1933. Return-3 on , 1935. Four years. A122801--Banded November 27, 1928. Return-1 on December 25, 1929. Return-2 on March 23, 1931. Return-3 on March 10, 1932. Return-4 on November 16, 1933. Five years. B170266•Banded , 1932. Return-1 on March 11, 1933. Return-2 on , 1935. Four years. B170280--Banded January 11, 1932. Return-1 on , 1935. Four years. C35309--Banded December 1, 1929. Return-1 on January 25, 1932. Return-2 on February 5, 1933. Return-3 on February 9, 1934. Return-4 on February 22, 1935. Six years. --P•AYMONDJ. MIDDLETON,Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Early Banding and Returning of an Eastern Phoebe in New Hampshire. --When he wasa youngman eighteenor nineteenyears old, whichwould place the year as 1892 or 1893,Don Scoville,living at homein Westmoreland,New Hamp- shire, on what is known as the Summit Road, one night, capturedby the aid of a stronglight, a Phcebe(Sayornis phoebe) as it sat on the nest, (probablya female as I have never found a male brooding at night), and placed a ring of fine copper wire about one leg, and releasedthe bird. Mr. Scovilleassured me whentelling of the incident,that the bird wasnot further molested,and rearedher brood. The followingyear whena Phcebereturned to the old nest-sitein the shed,and Vol.1935VI GeneralNotes [69 it was subsequentlyseen that the bird wore a piece of wire about one leg, the bird was taken at night as before,and when examinedproved to be the bird he had banded the year before.--L•.wm O. S}•&LE¾, East Westmoreland, New Hamp- shire.

Two Maryland Yellow-throat Returns--In 1932, between May 19th and September24th, I banded at my station in Nashville, Tennessee,twenty-four Maryland Yellow-throats. Of these, I have had a Return-1 and a Return-2. The details follow: F91292, adult •, banded June 6, 1932, returned on July 15, 1933. H17839, immature c•, banded September 9, 1932, was a Return-1 August 12, 1933, and a Return-2 June 16, 1934.--M•ts. AM.ELlA R. LASKEY,Nashville, Tennessee.

Black-capital Chickadee Age-Records.--Black-capped Chickadee A87173, banded December 19, 1927, and already twice recordedin Bird-B•ndinq (Jan- uary, 1933, and January, 1934) has returned again to my station, now at the age of at least sevenand a half years. This year it was not seenuntil February 1sty--so much later than its usual returning date that it had been consideredas probably dead. In 1932, when it was marked with colored bands, it was noticed that the left wing drooped,a condition which has persisted,but which seemsin no way to impair the activity of the bird. On January 26th the return was recorded of Chickadee C50526, banded January 27, 1930, which is therefore at least five and a half years old. This bird became crippled last winter by some accident which twisted the toes of its right foot, which it can no longer use effectively for grasping. Two other Chickadees, at least four and a half years of age, both returned on February 6th--F23103 and F23110, banded respectively on February 8 and 21, 1931.--DOROT}•Y A. BALDWin, Hardwick, Massachusetts.

Purple Grackle Age-Records.--Out of many Purple Grackles (Quiscalusq. quiscula)banded at my station in Norristown, Pennsylvania, I have had three returns of considerable interest, as follows: Immature A404996, banded July 5, 1929, returned March 9, 1934. Adult A404954, banded June 12, 1929, returned-May 24, 1934. Adult v A410073, banded May 20, 1930, returned May 25, 1934. The immature bird was five years old in 1934, and the two adult birds were at least five and six years old respectivelyin 1934.--RA¾,qoNvJ. MrDDL•.TON,Norristown, Pennsyl- vania.

Another Common Tern Recovery in Puerto Rico.--Mr. Charles B. Floyd, in this journal, (Vol. VI, p. 35) records an age-recordfor the Common Tern (Sterna h. hitundo) which I am able to duplicate in the caseof A300031, namely somethree months over six years. These recordsappear below: MR. FLOYD'S No. Age Banding date Where banded Recovery date Where recovered 674003 Juv. July 1, 1928 Tern Island, Mass. Sept. 7, 1934 Cabo Rajo, Puerto Rico

MINE A300031 Juv. July 17, 1928 Isle of Shoals, N.H. Sept. 7, 1934 Cabo Rajo, Puerto Rico Attention is called to the identity of the recoverydate and the place of recovery. Tern Island is approximatelyseventy-five miles a little east of southof the Isle of Shoals, both on the coast of New England.--JA,•ms P. M•.nz•.R, Milford, New Hampshire.

Percentages of Surviving Chickadees of Different Ages.--The percentages of surviving Chickadees(Penhestes a. atricapillus) of different ages, during the slightly more than eight yearsthat I have been banding,work out as follows: